Karol Modzelewski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karol Modzelewski

Polish historian and politician, born 1937

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1937

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 28-Apr-2019

Profession: writer, politician, historian, medievalist, trade unionist, non-fiction writer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Karol Cyryl Modzelewski (born as Kiril Budnevich) (23 November 1937 in Moscow – 28 April 2019) was a Polish historian, writer, politician and academic of Russian origin.He was the adopted son of Zygmunt Modzelewski.
A professor at the University of Wroclaw and the University of Warsaw, he was a member of the Polish United Workers Party but was expelled from it in 1964 for opposition to some policies of the party.
With Jacek Kuron he co-wrote the Open Letter to the Party, for which he was imprisoned for three years.
He took part in the Polish 1968 political crisis, and for his activities he was again imprisoned for three and a half years. During the 1980 strikes he came up with the name of 'Solidarity'.
He was one of the Solidarity press contacts, and a member of the Solidarity region in Silesia.
He was interned with many others during the martial law in Poland.
From 1989 to 1991 he was a member of the Polish Senat (Solidarity Citizens' Committee), supporting the left-wing, particularly the Labour Union party and later Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz.